Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
$77.976k/y-$95.014k/y
3 days ago
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OnsiteFull-time
Summary
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to join their team in Seattle, WA. The role involves studying cancer evolution, metastasis, and therapy resistance using molecular recorders.
About the Role
As a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, you will engineer and develop novel molecular recorder systems, design and execute in vitro and in vivo experiments, generate single-cell sequencing data, and analyze high-dimensional datasets to study cancer evolution. You will also present and prepare results for publication, contributing to a collaborative and rigorous lab culture focused on scientific growth.
About You
Required:
- PhD (or equivalent) in biology, bioengineering, computer science, physics, or a related field.
- Strong scientific curiosity, motivation, and rigor.
- Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
Preferred:
- Experience in molecular/synthetic biology, single-cell sequencing, or in vivo cancer models.
- Knowledge of evolving or static barcode-based lineage tracing.
- Experience in computational analysis of high-dimensional data (e.g., single-cell RNA-seq, phylogenetics, spatial data).
- Proficiency in R or Python.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical/vision, dental, and flexible spending accounts.
- Life and disability insurance, retirement plans, and family life support.
- Employee assistance program and onsite health clinic.
- Income-based child care subsidy and tuition reimbursement.
- Paid vacation (22 days per year), paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).
Fred Hutch is an independent, nonprofit organization that also serves as the cancer program for UW Medicine. Together we provide the specialized focus of a top-ranked cancer center and the comprehensive services of a leading integrated health system.
Seattle, WA